The planned JBC meeting, which should have taken place on Feb 27, had to be postponed after Cambodia said it wanted the international community to intervene in the border dispute between the two countries.

The role of the JBC meetings is primarily to discuss the border situation, but the next one will also cover the terms of reference regarding a proposal to send a delegation of Indonesian observers to the disputed areas. Further details of the format, the date and the venue of the meeting would be determined later, Mr Thani said.

The deferment was agreed at the meeting of all 10 Asean foreign ministers in Jakarta on Feb 22.